Medicine taking reminding system and method for remote monitoring of medicine taking of patient

Abstract

The medicine taking reminding system comprises a touch display screen, a shell and a medicine storage box, an installation chamber and a control chamber are arranged in the shell, a liquid storage box is placed in the installation chamber, a water pump is fixedly installed on one side of the liquid storage box, and a water outlet is formed in the other side of the liquid storage box. A collecting box is placed on one side of the water pump, and a processing controller and a wireless communication module are fixedly installed in the control chamber. A medicine list is placed on the scanner, medicine information is transmitted to the processing controller, medicine taking time is calculated and timed, the time is displayed through the touch display screen, the loudspeaker box is triggered to conduct voice prompt, when a patient confirms to take medicine, the hand is stretched into the hand washing sink, the infrared sensor is triggered, and the patient can take medicine conveniently. The water pump is started to operate through the processing controller, the cleaning agent is pumped to clean hands, the situation that bacteria on the hands make contact with medicine and enter the human body to cause harm is prevented, and operation is convenient and fast.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present invention relates to the technical field of medical devices, and particularly to a medication reminder system and method for remote monitoring of patients' medication intake. Background Art

[0002] At present, with the improvement of people's living standards, the probability of people suffering from chronic diseases is also increasing. Smoking, excessive alcohol consumption, lack of physical activity, and unhealthy diets such as high salt and high fat are the main behavioral risk factors for the occurrence and development of chronic diseases. Since chronic diseases do not have a good radical cure effect, long-term medication is required. However, due to the accelerating pace of life and the busyness of work, many people often forget the medication time and cannot take medicine on time, which affects the therapeutic effect of the medicine. Generally, when taking medicine, people usually forget to wash their hands and directly touch the medicine to take it, which easily contaminates the medicine with bacteria on the hands and enters the human body, affecting human health and reducing the hygiene during medication. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a medication reminder system and method for remote monitoring of patients' medication intake to solve the problems raised in the above background art.

[0004] To achieve the above purpose, the present invention provides the following technical solutions:

[0005] A medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patients' medication intake, including a touch display screen, a housing, and a medicine storage box. Inside the housing, there are respectively an installation room and a control room. Inside the installation room, there is a liquid storage tank placed. On one side of the liquid storage tank, a water pump is fixedly installed. On one side of the water pump, a collection box is placed. Inside the control room, a processing controller and a wireless communication module are respectively fixedly installed. A medicine storage box is slidably installed on the housing, and the medicine storage box and the housing are limited and fixed by an electric push rod. On the housing on one side of the medicine storage box, there is a handwashing sink corresponding to the collection box. Inside the handwashing sink, a water spray pipe is fixedly installed. At the top of the inner wall of the handwashing sink, a spectrometer is fixedly installed. On one side of the inner wall of the handwashing sink, an infrared sensor is fixedly installed. On the top of the housing, a fixing frame is fixedly installed. At the front end of the fixing frame, a touch display screen is fixedly installed. On the housing on one side of the fixing frame, a speaker is placed. On the housing on one side of the speaker, a scanner is fixedly installed.

[0006] Optionally, the bottom of the housing is fixedly installed with moving wheels, and a maintenance door is movably installed on the front of the housing.

[0007] Optionally, on one side of the housing, a water injection port corresponding to the liquid storage tank is fixedly installed, and on the other side of the housing, a drain port corresponding to the collection box is fixedly installed.

[0008] Optionally, a spring frame is movably installed between the medicine storage box and the housing, and a limit kit cooperating with the electric push rod is fixedly installed at the rear end of the medicine storage box.

[0009] Optionally, a nozzle is provided at the bottom of the water spray pipe, and a conduit is provided between the water spray pipe and the water pump.

[0010] Optionally, a camera is fixedly installed at the top of the fixing frame, and a communication port is provided between the washbasin and the collection box.

[0011] Optionally, the processing controller is electrically connected to the touch display screen, the speaker, the scanner, the spectrometer, the infrared sensor, the water pump, the wireless communication module, and the electric push rod through wires.

[0012] A medication reminder method for remote monitoring of patients' medication taking, and its working steps are as follows:

[0013] Step 1: Place the prescription on the scanner for scanning. The scanner will automatically identify the drug information on the prescription, enter it into the processing controller for storage, and analyze and plan the drug information through the processing controller;

[0014] Step 2: Calculate the drug information through the processing controller to calculate the patient's medication time, and perform automatic timing according to the medication time for subsequent convenient reminder of the patient to take medicine;

[0015] Step 3: The processing controller will send the processed drug information and medication time to the touch display screen for display, facilitating the patient to confirm the drug information and medication time;

[0016] Step 4: The processing controller is built-in with a CPU central processing unit chip, and receives and sends signals through the wireless communication module, facilitating medical staff to remotely manage the medication information according to the patient's status;

[0017] Step 5: Through the timing function of the processing controller, when the predetermined time arrives, the medication time will be sent to the touch display screen for display, and at the same time, the speaker will be triggered for system voice prompt, enabling the patient to conveniently know the medication time at the first time;

[0018] Step 6: When the patient confirms taking medicine, a prompt message will be displayed on the touch display screen, prompting the patient to wash and sterilize the hands through the washbasin to prevent excessive bacteria on the hands from affecting human health when touching the medicine for taking;

[0019] Step 7: When the patient puts their hand into the sink to wash their hands, it triggers the infrared sensor, which sends a trigger signal to the processing controller. The processing controller controls the start of the water pump to extract the cleaning agent from the liquid storage tank and transport it to the spray pipe to wash the patient's hand. At the same time, it can trigger the electric push rod to contract, separating the electric push rod from the medicine storage box, and the medicine storage box can be pulled out of the housing to take medicine.

[0020] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: The medication reminder system and method for remote monitoring of patients' medication intake, by placing the medication list issued by the hospital on the scanner, transmits the medication information on the list to the processing controller. Through the analysis of the medication information, the medication time is calculated and timed. When the medication time is reached, the processing controller will transmit the medication information to the touch display screen for display and trigger the speaker for system voice prompts, facilitating the patient to know the medication time. When the patient confirms taking the medicine, they need to stretch their hand into the sink to trigger the infrared sensor, which transmits the signal to the processing controller. The processing controller starts the water pump to operate, extracts the cleaning agent from the liquid storage tank and transports it to the spray pipe, and uses the nozzle to wash the hand. At the same time, it can start the spectrometer to irradiate and sterilize the hand, reducing the growth of bacteria on the hand, preventing the bacteria on the hand from contacting the medicine and entering the human body to cause harm. After the cleaning is completed, the processing controller will synchronously start the electric push rod to contract and separate from the limit kit, and the medicine storage box can be ejected from the housing by using the spring frame, facilitating the patient to take the medicine. The operation is convenient and fast. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 is the three-dimensional external view schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0022] Figure 2 is the front view schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0023] Figure 3 is the internal view schematic diagram of the present invention;

[0024] Figure 4 is the side view schematic diagram of the medicine storage box of the present invention;

[0025] Figure 5 is the partial view schematic diagram of the spray pipe of the present invention.

[0026] In the figure: 1, camera; 2, touch display screen; 3, fixing frame; 4, speaker; 5, housing; 501, water injection port; 502, moving wheel; 503, drain port; 504, maintenance door; 6, medicine storage box; 601, limit kit; 7, scanner; 8, spectrometer; 9, spray pipe; 901, nozzle; 10, infrared sensor; 11, sink; 12, installation room; 13, collection box; 14, water pump; 15, liquid storage tank; 16, control room; 17, processing controller; 18, wireless communication module; 19, electric push rod; 20, spring frame. Detailed implementation manners

[0027] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present invention, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those of ordinary skill in the art based on the embodiments of the present invention without creative efforts shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the orientation or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", "inner", "outer", "front end", "rear end", "both ends", "one end", "the other end", etc. is based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and is only for the convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, rather than indicating or implying that the device or element referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed and operated in a specific orientation, and therefore should not be construed as a limitation of the present invention. In addition, the terms "first" and "second" are only used for descriptive purposes and cannot be construed as indicating or implying relative importance.

[0029] In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that, unless otherwise clearly defined and limited, the terms "installed", "provided with", "connected", etc. shall be understood in a broad sense. For example, "connected" can be a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; it can be a mechanical connection or an electrical connection; it can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and it can be the internal communication of two elements. For those of ordinary skill in the art, the specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood according to specific situations.

[0030] Various exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail. It should be noted that: unless otherwise specifically stated, the relative arrangements of components and steps, numerical expressions and values set forth in these embodiments do not limit the scope of the present invention. The description of at least one exemplary embodiment is actually only illustrative and in no way restrictive of the present invention and its application or use. Technologies, methods and devices known to those of ordinary skill in the relevant art may not be discussed in detail, but where appropriate, the technologies, methods and devices should be regarded as part of the specification. In all the examples shown and discussed here, any specific value should be construed as merely exemplary, and not as a limitation. Therefore, other examples of the exemplary embodiments may have different values.

[0031] Please refer to Figures 1-5, A medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patients' medication taking, including a touch display screen 2, a housing 5, and a medicine storage box 6, characterized in that: an installation chamber 12 and a control chamber 16 are respectively arranged inside the housing 5. A liquid storage tank 15 is placed inside the installation chamber 12. A water pump 14 is fixedly installed on one side of the liquid storage tank 15. A collection box 13 is placed on one side of the water pump 14. A processing controller 17 and a wireless communication module 18 are respectively fixedly installed inside the control chamber 16. A medicine storage box 6 is slidably installed on the housing 5. The medicine storage box 6 and the housing 5 are limited and fixed by an electric push rod 19. A handwashing sink 11 corresponding to the collection box 13 is arranged on the housing 5 on one side of the medicine storage box 6. A water spray pipe 9 is fixedly installed inside the handwashing sink 11. A spectrometer 8 is fixedly installed at the top of the inner wall of the handwashing sink 11. An infrared sensor 10 is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the handwashing sink 11. A fixing frame 3 is fixedly installed on the top of the housing 5. A touch display screen 2 is fixedly installed at the front end of the fixing frame 3. A camera 1 is fixedly installed on the top of the fixing frame 3. A speaker 4 is placed on the housing 5 on one side of the fixing frame 3. A scanner 7 is fixedly installed on the housing 5 on one side of the speaker 4.

[0032] It should be noted that when in use, first, the medicine list needs to be placed on the scanner 7 for scanning. The scanner 7 transmits the obtained medicine information to the processing controller 17 for storage. The processing controller 17 analyzes and calculates the medication time of the medicine information, can use the touch display screen 2 for time prompt, and at the same time starts the speaker 4 for voice prompt. When taking medicine, the infrared sensor 10 senses the patient's hand, transmits the signal to the processing controller 17, and uses the processing controller 17 to start the water pump 14 to operate, pumping the cleaning liquid in the liquid storage tank 15 into the water spray pipe 9 to wash the hand, so that the washed sewage can be introduced into the collection box 13 for collection. At the same time, the spectrometer 8 is started to sterilize the hand with different light sources, reducing the bacteria growth on the hand, preventing the bacteria carried by the hand from touching the medicine and entering the human body, and affecting human health. After the cleaning is completed, the processing controller 17 will start the electric push rod 19 to contract and separate from the medicine storage box 6, facilitating the patient to take out the medicine for taking.

[0033] Furthermore, a moving wheel 502 is fixedly installed at the bottom of the housing 5, and a maintenance door 504 is movably installed on the front of the housing 5;

[0034] It should be noted that: through the moving wheel 502, it is convenient to move the housing 5 to a suitable position, improving the convenience. By opening the maintenance door 504, it is convenient for personnel to repair and maintain the inside of the housing 5, which is convenient and fast.

[0035] Furthermore, a water injection port 501 corresponding to the liquid storage tank 15 is fixedly installed on one side of the housing 5, and a drain port 503 corresponding to the collection box 13 is fixedly installed on the other side of the housing 5;

[0036] It should be noted that a switch valve is provided on the water injection port 501. By opening the switch valve, it is convenient to inject the cleaning liquid into the liquid storage tank 15 through the water injection port 501 for storage. A control valve is provided on the drain port 503. By opening the control valve, it is convenient to drain the sewage in the collection tank 13 through the drain port 503.

[0037] Furthermore, a spring frame 20 is movably installed between the medicine storage box 6 and the housing 5, and a limit kit 601 cooperating with the electric push rod 19 is fixedly installed at the rear end of the medicine storage box 6;

[0038] It should be noted that the electric push rod 19 can be contracted to separate from the limit kit 601, and the spring frame 20 can be used to push the medicine storage box 6 out of the housing 5, enabling the patient to conveniently take out the medicine in the medicine storage box 6, with convenient and fast operation.

[0039] Furthermore, a nozzle 901 is provided at the bottom of the water spray pipe 9, and a conduit is provided between the water spray pipe 9 and the water pump 14;

[0040] It should be noted that the water pump 14 can convey the cleaning liquid into the water spray pipe 9 through the conduit, and the cleaning liquid in the water spray pipe 9 is sprayed out by the nozzle 901 to comprehensively clean the patient's hand, improving the cleaning effect.

[0041] Furthermore, a camera 1 is fixedly installed at the top of the fixing frame 3, and a communication port is provided between the washbasin 11 and the collection tank 13;

[0042] It should be noted that the processing controller 17 can perform information interaction through the wireless communication module 18, and the camera 1 can be used for remote video with medical staff, facilitating medical staff to remotely observe the patient's medication situation so as to master the patient's condition.

[0043] Furthermore, the processing controller 17 is electrically connected to the touch display screen 2, the speaker 4, the scanner 7, the spectrometer 8, the infrared sensor 10, the water pump 14, the wireless communication module 18, and the electric push rod 19 through wires;

[0044] It should be noted that by scanning the drug list information with the scanner 7, the processing controller 17 can conveniently control the operation of the touch display screen 2, the speaker 4, the spectrometer 8, the infrared sensor 10, the water pump 14, the wireless communication module 18, and the electric push rod 19, facilitating a series of operations.

[0045] A medication reminder method for remote monitoring of patient medication, and its working steps are as follows:

[0046] Step 1: Place the prescription on the scanner 7 for scanning. The scanner 7 will identify the drug information on the prescription and automatically enter it into the processing controller 17 for storage. The processing controller 17 will analyze and plan the drug information.

[0047] Step 2: Calculate the medication information through the processing controller 17 to calculate the medication time of the patient, and automatically set the timing according to the medication time, so as to conveniently remind the patient to take the medication later and enable the patient to take the medication on time;

[0048] Step 3: The processing controller 17 sends the processed drug information and medication time to the touch screen 2 for display, so that the patient can click the confirmation button on the touch screen 2 to confirm the drug information and medication time;

[0049] Step 4: The processing controller 17 has a built-in CPU chip, which receives and sends signals through the wireless communication module 18, so that medical staff can remotely view medication information and manage medication information accordingly according to the patient's status;

[0050] Step 5: Through the timing function of the processing controller 17, when the scheduled time is reached, the processing controller 17 will send the medication time and medication information to the touch screen 2 for display, and at the same time trigger the speaker 4 to give a system voice prompt, so that the patient can know the medication time and take the medication at the first time;

[0051] Step 6: When the patient confirms to take the medicine, a prompt will be displayed on the touch screen 2, reminding the patient that he needs to go through the hand washing sink 11 to wash and sterilize his hands before opening the medicine storage box 6 to take the medicine, so as to prevent excessive hand bacteria from touching the medicine and entering the human body with the medicine, causing impact on human health and reducing the risk of cross infection;

[0052] Step seven: When the patient puts his hands into the wash basin 11 to wash his hands, the infrared sensor 10 is triggered, and the infrared sensor 10 sends a trigger signal to the processing controller 17. The processing controller 17 controls the start of the water pump 14 to extract the cleaning agent in the liquid storage tank 15 and transport it to the water spray pipe 9 to wash the patient's hands, and the processing controller 17 synchronously triggers the start of the spectrometer 17 to sterilize and disinfect the hands, and at the same time triggers the electric push rod 19 to contract, so that the electric push rod 19 is separated from the medicine storage box 6, and the medicine storage box 6 can be pulled out of the shell 5 to take medicine for taking. When the patient does not trigger the infrared sensor 10, the processing controller 17 will not start the water pump 14, the spectrometer 17 and the electric push rod 19, so that the patient cannot open the medicine storage box 6 to take medicine, so that the patient can more consciously clean his hands through the wash basin 11.

[0053] It is obvious to those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the details of the above-described exemplary embodiments, and that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without departing from the spirit or essential characteristics of the present invention. Therefore, in all respects, the embodiments should be regarded as exemplary and non-restrictive. The scope of the present invention is defined by the appended claims rather than the above description. Therefore, all changes falling within the meaning and scope of the equivalent elements of the claims are intended to be embraced within the present invention. Any reference signs in the claims should not be construed as limiting the claims involved.

Claims

1. A medication reminder system for remotely monitoring a patient's medication, comprising a touch display screen (2), a housing (5) and a medicine storage box (6), characterized in that: The shell (5) is provided with an installation room (12) and a control room (16) respectively. A liquid storage tank (15) is placed inside the installation room (12). A water pump (14) is fixedly installed on one side of the liquid storage tank (15). A collection box (13) is placed on one side of the water pump (14). A processing controller (17) and a wireless communication module (18) are fixedly installed inside the control room (16). A medicine storage box (6) is slidably installed on the shell (5). The medicine storage box (6) and the shell (5) are limited and fixed by an electric push rod (19). The shell (19) on one side of the medicine storage box (6) is fixed to the shell (19). A hand washing trough (11) corresponding to the collection box (13) is arranged on the housing (5), a water spray pipe (9) is fixedly installed inside the hand washing trough (11), a spectrometer (8) is fixedly installed on the top of the inner wall of the hand washing trough (11), an infrared sensor (10) is fixedly installed on one side of the inner wall of the hand washing trough (11), a fixing frame (3) is fixedly installed on the top of the housing (5), a touch screen (2) is fixedly installed on the front end of the fixing frame (3), a speaker (4) is placed on the housing (5) on one side of the fixing frame (3), and a scanner (7) is fixedly installed on the housing (5) on one side of the speaker (4).

2. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: A moving wheel (502) is fixedly mounted on the bottom of the shell (5), and a maintenance door (504) is movably mounted on the front of the shell (5).

3. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: A water inlet (501) corresponding to the liquid storage tank (15) is fixedly mounted on one side of the shell (5), and a water outlet (503) corresponding to the collection tank (13) is fixedly mounted on the other side of the shell (5).

4. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spring frame (20) is movably mounted between the medicine storage box (6) and the housing (5), and a limiter kit (601) cooperating with the electric push rod (19) is fixedly mounted at the rear end of the medicine storage box (6).

5. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: A spray head (901) is provided at the bottom of the water spray pipe (9), and a conduit is provided between the water spray pipe (9) and the water pump (14).

6. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: A camera (1) is fixedly mounted on the top of the fixing frame (3), and a communication port is provided between the wash basin (11) and the collection box (13).

7. The medication reminder system for remote monitoring of patient medication according to claim 1, characterized in that: The processing controller (17) is electrically connected to the touch display screen (2), the speaker (4), the scanner (7), the spectrometer (8), the infrared sensor (10), the water pump (14), the wireless communication module (18), and the electric push rod (19) through wires.

8. A medication reminder method for remote monitoring of patient medication, the working steps of which are as follows: Step 1: Place the prescription on the scanner (7) for scanning. The scanner (7) will identify the drug information on the prescription and automatically enter it into the processing controller (17) for storage. The processing controller (17) will analyze and plan the drug information. Step 2: Calculate the medication information through the processing controller (17), calculate the medication time of the patient, and automatically set a timer according to the medication time, so as to conveniently remind the patient to take the medication later; Step 3: The processing controller (17) sends the processed drug information and medication time to the touch screen (2) for display, so that the patient can confirm the drug information and medication time. Step 4: The processing controller (17) has a built-in CPU chip, which receives and sends signals through the wireless communication module (18), so that medical staff can remotely manage medication information according to the patient's status; Step 5: By processing the timing function of the controller (17), when the scheduled time is reached, the medication time will be sent to the touch screen (2) for display, and the speaker (4) will be triggered to give a system voice prompt, so that the patient can know the medication time at the first time; Step 6: When the patient confirms taking the medicine, a prompt will be displayed on the touch screen (2), prompting the patient to wash and sterilize his hands in the hand wash basin (11) to prevent excessive bacteria on the hands from touching the medicine when taking it, which may affect human health; Step 7: When the patient puts his hands into the hand washing sink (11) to wash his hands, the infrared sensor (10) is triggered, and a trigger signal is sent to the processing controller (17). The processing controller (17) controls the start of the water pump (14) to extract the cleaning agent in the liquid storage tank 15 and transport it to the water spray pipe (9) to clean the patient's hands. At the same time, it can trigger the electric push rod (19) to retract, so that the electric push rod (19) is separated from the medicine storage box 6, and the medicine storage box (6) can be pulled out of the housing (5) to take the medicine for administration.

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